The child mortality rate in Afghanistan (for children under the age of five) was around 475 deaths per 1000 births during the course of 19th century. Given as a percentage, this means that 47.5% of children born would not make it to their 5th birthday. After 1950, the child morality rate dropped significantly due to considerable medical advancements, falling to 68 deaths per thousand in 2020. Despite this considerable decline in recent decades, Afghanistan still has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world. Afghanistan's infant mortality rate (among those aged below one year) in 2020 is 52 deaths per thousand births, meaning that the majority of child deaths occur during infancy.
Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Afghanistan from 1800 to 2020*
Characteristic
Deaths per 1,000 live births
2020
68
2015
81
2010
100
2005
120
2000
138
1995
161
1990
191
1985
225
1980
257
1975
287
1970
315
1965
342
1960
374
1955
405
1950
428
1945
435.8
1940
443.4
1935
451.4
1930
458
1925
462.8
1920
468
1915
472.8
1910
478
1905
480.6
1900
482.4
1895
481.8
1890
481
1885
480.2
1880
480
1875
479.2
1870
479
1865
477.4
1860
477
1855
476.2
1850
476
1845
474.4
1840
474
1835
473
1830
473
1825
471
1820
471
1815
470
1810
470
1805
469
1800
469
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UN DESA, & Gapminder. (August 31, 2019). Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Afghanistan from 1800 to 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072357/child-mortality-rate-afghanistan-1800-2020/
UN DESA, und Gapminder. "Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Afghanistan from 1800 to 2020*." Chart. August 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072357/child-mortality-rate-afghanistan-1800-2020/
UN DESA, Gapminder. (2019). Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Afghanistan from 1800 to 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072357/child-mortality-rate-afghanistan-1800-2020/
UN DESA, and Gapminder. "Child Mortality Rate (under Five Years Old) in Afghanistan from 1800 to 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072357/child-mortality-rate-afghanistan-1800-2020/
UN DESA & Gapminder, Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Afghanistan from 1800 to 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072357/child-mortality-rate-afghanistan-1800-2020/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Child mortality rate (under five years old) in Afghanistan from 1800 to 2020* [Graph], UN DESA, & Gapminder, August 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072357/child-mortality-rate-afghanistan-1800-2020/